‘What happens in the Arctic does not stay in the Arctic,’ Watt-Cloutier warns of climate change’s dire consequences, especially for Inuit

Sheila Watt-Cloutier talks about her book, The Right to Be Cold: One Woman's Story of Protecting Her Culture, The Arctic and the Whole Planet, one of the best political books of the year.

Sheila Watt-Cloutier, pictured in the Arctic. 'I truly believe the real power lies with civil society in which we are all aware that climate change is as much about humanity as it is about industry.' Photograph courtesy Stephen Lowe

OTTAWA—Sheila Watt-Cloutier has a simple message about the Arctic, Inuit, and climate change.

Unless Trudeau plans to be out on these streets, fighting against police brutality or in cabinet drafting legislation to curb police powers, his, and all the other white voices of his ilk, have no merit here.

'I do agree that things need to be implemented as quickly as possible. We could've done this a lot sooner. The good news is that we’re doing it now and announcing it today,' says Transport Minister Marc Garneau.